Francis Peay

Francis Peay

Date of birth	(1944-05-23)May 23, 1944
Place of birth	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date of death	September 21, 2013(2013-09-21) (aged 69)
Place of death	St. Louis, Missouri
Career information
Position(s)	Tackle
US college	Missouri
AFL draft	1966 / round: 2 / pick: 15 (By the Kansas City Chiefs)
NFL draft	1966 / round: 1 / pick: 10
Career history
As player
1966–1967	New York Giants
1968–1972	Green Bay Packers
1973–1974	Kansas City Chiefs
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Francis G. Peay (May 23, 1944 – September 21, 2013) was an American football offensive tackle and head coach.

Peay played college football at the University of Missouri and was selected in the first round of the 1966 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. He also played for the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs.

After his playing career, Peay served as the head football coach at Northwestern University from 1986 to 1991. He was the second black head coach in the Big Ten Conference, after his predecessor Dennis Green. His coaching record at Northwestern was 13 wins, 51 losses, and two ties. This ranks him 12th at Northwestern in total wins and 24th at Northwestern in winning percentage. He was succeeded at Northwestern in 1992 by Gary Barnett.

He died September 21, 2013 at the age of 69.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Northwestern Wildcats (Big Ten Conference) (1986–1991)
1986	Northwestern	4–7	2–6	T–8th
1987	Northwestern	2–8–1	2–6	9th
1988	Northwestern	2–8–1	2–5–1	T–7th
1989	Northwestern	0–11	0–8	10th
1990	Northwestern	2–9	1–7	T–8th
1991	Northwestern	3–8	2–6	T–8th
Northwestern:		13–51–2	9–38–1
Total:		13–51–2
†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl.

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